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Shooting of Kayla Rolland

Overview

The death of Kayla Rolland occurred at Buell Elementary School in Mount Morris Township, Michigan, United States on February 29, 2000. Six-year-old Dedric Darnell Owens fatally shot classmate Kayla Renee Rolland (May 12, 1993 – February 29, 2000) in a stairwell before he was taken into police custody. Buell Elementary School closed in 2002.[1] It was part of the Beecher Community School District.

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May 5: Due to Owens' age (born on May 5, 1993) and the legal claim that at that age he would lack the ability to form intent, he was not charged with the murder.

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May 12: Six-year-old Dedric Darnell Owens fatally shot classmate Kayla Renee Rolland (May 12, 1993 – February 29, 2000) in a stairwell before he was taken into police custody.

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February 29: The death of Kayla Rolland occurred at Buell Elementary School in Mount Morris Township, Michigan, United States on February 29, 2000.

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Buell Elementary School closed in 2002. It was part of the Beecher Community School District.

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January: Two years later, Buell Elementary School was closed, and was demolished in January 2009.

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At six years of age, Kayla Rolland was believed to be the youngest school shooting victim in U.S history until the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012.

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Incident

The incident began when 6-year-old Dedrick Owens found a Davis Industries P-32 .32-caliberhandgun in his uncle's home,[2][3] and brought the firearm, along with a knife, to Buell Elementary School. Further in the day, during a change of classes, Owens fatally shot 6-year-old Kayla Rolland in the presence of a teacher and 22 students while they were moving up a floor on the stairs, saying to her: "I don't like you", before pulling the trigger. The bullets entered her right arm and traveled through a vital artery. At 10:29 a.m. EST, Rolland was pronounced dead at Hurley Medical Center while in cardiac arrest.[4]

Owens then threw the handgun into a wastebasket and fled to a nearby restroom. He was found there, in the corner, by a teacher and was taken into police custody soon after. He was held in custody until the Genesee CountyFamily Independence Agency could determine his placement.[5] He and his two younger siblings have since been placed with an aunt.[6]

Aftermath

At six years of age, Kayla Rolland was believed to be the youngest school shooting victim in U.S. history until the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012.[7] Dedric Owens is the youngest school shooter. Due to Owens' age (born on May 5, 1993) and the legal claim that at that age he would lack the ability to form intent, he was not charged with the murder. In most U.S. states, six-year-olds are not liable for crimes they commit. Genesee County Prosecutor Arthur Busch called on the citizens to collectively hug the boy presumably out of pity and sympathy. In an 1893 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that "children under the age of 7 years could not be guilty of felony, or punished for any capital offense, for within that age the child is conclusively presumed incapable of committing a crime." This is followed in many U.S. states.[8]

Jamelle James, who owned the .32-calibersemiautomatic pistol, eventually pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter and spent 2 years and 5 months in prison before he was released on probation. The other adults involved would be in and out of court systems in the years to follow.[1] Two years later, Buell Elementary School was closed, and was demolished in January 2009.